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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70, f. 259. 67.03.23b

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1867-03-23 [67.03.23b]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1860-9/1867/67-03-23b-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

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I received, dear Dr Hooker, the valuable index to the plants sent away from Kew, also in good condition back all the Compositae I had forwarded for Benthams Work. I have commenced packing to
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for the Wellesley, to sail in a week, but missed the Yorkshire last week on account of great pressure of work.
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Wellesley sailed on 1 April 1867 (RB MSS M44, M notebook recording despatch of plants for Bentham for Flora australiensis, Library, RBG Melbourne).
I am pleased to see the plate of Curcuma.
2
Hooker figured and described Curcuma australasica in Curtis's botanical magazine (1867), vol. 93, t. 5620.
I had the plant from Rockingham's Bay in the collection, but did not wish to describe it as yet, as the specimens were not good. The late W. S. M'leay told me as early as 1857 that a Curcuma from Cape York had flowered in his garden. My Messenger unfortunately forwarded not the order for the case pr Great Britain . Pray give good instructions about the Box at Liverpool, as the box is not on the manifest & might get lost. In the case pr. Wellesley will be some
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again, which I t[rust] you will send t[o]
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editorial additions — MS damaged.
Prof Baillon with your usual kindness.
Have you taken notice that
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is placed by J Mueller in
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&
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in
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4
J. Müller (1866) p. 1257 lists both
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and
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as 'Genera Exclusa'. M’s letter ends three-quarters of the way down the page, without valediction.